Volume 04.Second CycleMarch 2014

InspIred ContrIbutIons brought to you by:

Compiled by provocations and contributions from you, this visual digest is meant to be a source of inspiration and a trail of ideas to feed your curiosity, provide fodder for your conversations and to satiate your need for beauty and design.

Click on the links in the following pages for your Design Exchange Extra.

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Enjoy~

Anne

Doug Bergert Lindsey Evenson Rick Hintz Darrin Klejeski Tony Layne Ana Nelson Russel Philstrom Dan Raznick Andrew Salveson Jen Somers

editorial staff: John Hoffman Melissa Rasmussen Anne Smith

edItor’s note:

MARCH04

earth Wind patternsAn animated map of the earth’s wind and weather patterns. If you aren’t already, this will make you a believer in the connectedness of everything!

MARCH05

Kinetic FacadeCharles Sowers seamlessly integrates art and science allowing us to visualize the invisible and ever present patterns around us. Illustrated above a wind driven kinetic facade - Windswept 2012 at the Randall Museum in San Fransisco, CA.

MARCH06

bruce Mau Know Canada - In light of recent travels northward, we’d like to pay homage to one of our favorite Canadian des-giners and the graphically arresting portrayal of his homeland. Cheers to our Hajj City team friends!

MARCH07

College of design Centennial ChromographDan Raznick - the extremely talented and rather dashing U of MN research intern gracing our 3rd floor these days was the co-conspiritor of “The Chromograph”, a 3-dimensional visual diary of the University of Minnesota’s College of Design. If you are connected to the P+W server, you can click here to access the presentation Dan gave at a recent design exchange.

MARCH08

yugoslavian Abandoned MonumentsPhotographer Jan Kempenaers captures the stoic beauty of abandoned Solviet-Era monuments that are at once decrepit and futuristic.

MARCH09

earth as ArtThese striking images are not the latest collection of art at the Walker or the work of a glass artist as one might expect, but aerial views of the earth taken from space. The intense colors and organic movement in the image above illustrates an ephemeral salt lake in Western Australia surrounded by sand dunes.

MARCH10

WIpsClose up photography by the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab introduce us to wing interference pat-terns (WIPS) made up of the iridescent hue present when light bounces off transparent wings of this handsome bloke, Xylocopa mordax (Caustic Carpenter Bee). Article posted on Ensia - a sustainability blog curated by the University of Minnesota.

MARCH11

beautiful decayNot for the faint of heart, photographer Jeremy Harris’s images take us inside dilapidated mental institutions where the sorted history of both the building and its inhabitants is written on the peeling paint on the walls and archived in abadoned artifacts frozen in time.

MARCH12

Cool hunting - VideosExplore this on-line collection of short videos celebrating and explaining the art of everything. In their own words - “Cool Hunting Video goes onsite meeting artists, designers and other innovators to get an insider look at their inspiration and process.”

MARCH13

Kuhler - Color WheelExplore, create and design your next palette or brush up on your tertiary color schemes using this online tool from Adobe.

MARCH14

super deskOh Clive (Wilkinson), just when we thought we couldn’t survive without systems furniture you blow our minds with 4,400 sf of plywood and resin for the barbarian group’s NYC office

MARCH15

Fungi-tectureThe Living’s winning entry “hy-fi” for the MOMA PS1 young architect program gives ‘living building’ a whole new meaning - the temporary outdoor pavillion will be constructed with compostable blocks made from corn crop waste and the mushroom root material mycelium.

MARCH16

dX book reviewJen Somers

MARCH17

to sell is human, the suprising truth About Moving others by daniel pink

Sales? What does that have to do with what I do or with Design for that matter? Did you know that 1 in 9 people are in sales but the other 8 are spending most of their time and effort convincing or influencing people? Most of us are selling - not objects or things but ideas! We are persuad-ing, negotiating, and pitching everyday either with our clients or our colleagues. Most people have a bad impres-sion of ‘sales’; the slick used car salesperson mentality, but what Daniel Pink uncovers in his book ‘To Sell is Human, The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others’ is that the traditional concept of sales is an outdated one. The workforce has changed as we know it and more employees are wearing multiple hats, including a sales hat. Sales has become more about advising or consulting versus selling.

Pink talks about the new ABCs of moving others.

Attunement – How do we get engaged with the buyer (cli-ent’s) perspective? Use your head as much as your heart. Mimic their gestures strategically, listen, and get in touch with your Ambivert….that’s right –the best motivators are those whose personality has a balance of extrovert and introvert qualities.

Buoyancy– How do you stay afloat amidst what can feel like an ocean of rejection at times. Remain buoyant before, during and after any effort to move others.

Clarity – Today accessing information is easy but what matters most is – how do you filter and synthesize the information. Because of this there has been a shift from problem solving to problem finding. You must be skilled at curating information – sorting through the massive amount of data and presenting to others the most relevant and clari-fying pieces. Also be good at asking questions – uncovering

possibilities, and finding unexpected problems.

Lastly he talks about the emphasis on the “human” aspect of moving others. And that learning to improvise will significant-ly increase your ability to move others. He says if you train your ears to listen for both explicit and non-explicit comments and respond accordingly with “Yes and,” and always make your client look good, possibilities will emerge. Sales and non-sales is ultimately about Service and at its best moving people can achieve something greater than just an exchange of resources. Make it personal and purposeful.

For me I found the book filled with helpful tools to better con-nect with our clients and how to bring clarity and simplicity to an idea and framing it in a way that our clients (or col-leagues) may not have thought about before. There are lots of interesting examples and exercises to help you learn how to understand other people’s perspectives, mimic, prep yourself for an interview, ask the right questions, and practice to think differently and improvise on the fly!

MARCH18

MobILe WorKpLACe

The workplace is no longer defined by the Cartesian spatial extents of brick and mortar. Collaboration, project coordination, network accessibility, and idea creation can happen just about anywhere- the mobile apps listed help extend your workplace via your mobile device to wherever you may want to take it_ [beach, air, mountain, park]

John hoffman, Andrew salveson

MARCH19

sketchbook express Concept sketching

FormIt 3D Concept Modeling- SketchUp-like interface

slideshark presentation Powerpoint viewing & presenting

evernote Take notes and access from any device, easy search feature

nasuni Access network files, upload/download, organize

Lync Collaborate with collegues, mes-saging, conferencing & calling

project teams Access project center team directory

Field notes Capture field photos and notes and sync with project center

plans Access project drawings and specs through project center

punch List Capture and coordinate punch lists and sync with project center

360 Field Share/access 3D models/images remotely

MARCH20

designer spotlightAna Nelson

MARCH21

dX: tell us a little about yourself? AN: I was born in Hermosillo, Mexico (northwest Mexico) raised and lived there for 24 years. I went to school in Mexico and graduated with a BA in Architecture. Back home, I practiced as an architect for a couple of years and then I moved to Minnesota to obtain a Master degree in Landscape Architecture ,which I have been practicing for almost 14 years now.

dX: Where do you find inspiration? AN: The context, culture, and history of the project’s environment. Every project is unique in one way or another and I strive to embrace its surroundings and cultural assets.

dX: What keeps you creative? AN: People around me motivate me and push my creative side.

dX: What color describes you, and your personality? AN: Yellow…sunny and bright :)

dX: do you speak any languages, other than english? AN: Spanish is my native language.

dX: What has been your most memorable, vacation/trip? AN: I went to Europe when I was 15 years old and made my decision to become an architect. Visiting historic and architec-tural landmarks really inspired me to pursue my professional career as a designer.

dX: What are you currently reading? AN: I wish I had an interesting answer to this question. Unfortunately, I have been trying to caught up with a stack of archi-tecture and landscape architecture design magazines. That’s my current reading…

dX: do you have a favorite typeface / font? AN: Any type of sans serif font works for me.

dX: What is on your ipod playlist? AN: A little bit of everything… Mexican music is my favorite,

but I also have in there: Pavarotti, Amy Whitehouse, Ray LaMontagne, Adele, etc.

dX: Who / what most influences your work? AN: I really enjoy observing and analyzing other designer’s work from all over the world. I respect the work from past designers (Barragan and Legorreta are my favorites) and I also admire current designers pushing new boundaries , being creative and innovative.

dX: What is your favorite restaurant? AN: Sonora Grill at the midtown global market and the Longefellow neighborhood. I have to be bias. The owners of both restaurants are from my home state plus they make very authentic tacos :)

dX: If you could share a long lunch with any one person, dead or living who would it be? AN: Leonardo Da Vinci

dX: tell us about any special or secret talents you possess AN: I make an outstanding guacamole

MARCH22

Darrin Klejeskidesigner spotlight

MARCH23

dX: tell us a little about yourself? Where did you grow up, what have you been up to the past few years? DK: I grew up in Coon Rapids, and I currently live in Blaine. I have a 4 year old son named Sawyer and a dog named Dakotah. I enjoy Motorcycling, Kayaking, Fourwheeling, Wakeboarding, Snowmobiling, Camping and anything outdoors.

dX: Where do you find inspiration? DK: Nature.

dX: What keeps you creative? DK: I enjoy using Revit, modeling everything in 3D.

dX: What color describes you, and your personality? DK: Red

dX: do you speak any languages, other than english? DK: No.

dX: What has been your most memorable, vacation / trip? DK: Trip to Jamaica

dX: What is on your ipod playlist? DK: Mostly Country with a little bit of Rock

dX: Who / what most influences your work? DK: Creative designers

dX: What is your favorite restaurant? DK: Butcher and the Boar

dX: If you could share a long lunch with any one person, dead or living (let’s assume they’d be alive for your lunch conversa-tion) who would it be? DK: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

dX: Any special or secret talents you may be hiding up your sleeve. DK: I can fix just about anything.

MARCH24

Purina Animal Nutrtition Center - Conference Center Renovation and Expansion - Gray Summit, Missouri

project profile

MARCH25

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The project consists of a 9,000 SF existing, repurposed turkey barn conference center building - 10,000 SF expansion that offers visitors the opportunity to learn about Purina products in and environment that embodies values consistent with Purina culture. The design goals were to maintain the integrity of materials, openness to the outdoors, and pride in their farm heritage.

1,200 acre working farm - 3,000 farm animals - 5,000 visitors per year - over 100 farm employees - 300 cows - 65 horses - goats - chickens - pigs - over 100 patents over 100 years - 20,000 research studies - feeding 100,000,000 animals per day around the world. That’s a lot of animals!

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p+W Minneapolis on pinterest

Since we are on the subject of “pinning” I think it’s high time you all join me on Pinterest! The Hajj team is fully immersed and dare I say addicted to this visual image forum. Set up an account today with your P+W email and “follow” me (http://www.pinterest.com/anne4835/) to connect to the rest of the office.

MARCH28

on the Cover Toy cars are suspended by fishing line as they drip dry after a bath in orange paint for the P+W Minneapolis AIA Skyway Golf 2014 Tournament entry this past February. (photo by Anne Smith)